Tourism Australia’s May Industry Webinar will take place on Friday 10 May at 11am AEST. This month along with our regular update from Tourism Australia’s Managing Director Phillipa Harrison, Matt Tripolone, Managing Director – Australia & Pacific, IHG Hotels and Resorts will join the session. Additionally ‘Friend of Australia’ and… Read more

The Tasmanian tourism industry’s major business and networking event, the annual Tourism Conference, is back for 2024 – and it’s time to save the date in your calendars! LAUNCESTON: TUESDAY 20 – WEDNESDAY 21 AUGUST 2024

The two-day event will again feature practical workshops on contemporary tourism and business skills and insights, the…

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Destination NSW is calling for visitor economy leaders to join the NSW Choose Tourism Program as mentors.

The program aims to address industry workforce shortages in regional NSW by encouraging Australians to pursue a career in the visitor economy, while also helping operators retain and upskill their staff.

The NSW Centre of Excellence…

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The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Regional Development, Infrastructure and Transport will examine local government sustainability in a new inquiry launched on 11 April 2024. You can read the media release via this link.

The Regional Australia Institute (RAI) intends to make a comprehensive submission to the Inquiry, and is…

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Destination NSW is inviting visitor economy stakeholders from across the state to contribute their insights and expertise to the revised NSW Visitor Economy Strategy 2030.

This feedback will help identify the barriers to growth and most importantly, the opportunities and strategic initiatives that will turbocharge the growth of the visitor…

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The Tourism businesses in Australia 2018 to 2023 report is now available.

There were 355,570 tourism businesses operational nationwide at 30 June 2023, a decline of 1.5% or 5,262 businesses from June 2022. The number of tourism businesses grew by 13% between June 2018 and June 2023.

The report also reveals 1 in 7 Australian businesses are…

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The NSW Government has today announced changes to the way the Government will serve regional communities, with an enhanced focus on protecting biosecurity, supporting agriculture, fisheries, forestry and mining as well as broader regional development.

From 1 July, 2024, the Department of Regional NSW will be re-named the NSW Department of…

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Tickets are now on sale for the 2024 South Australian Tourism Conference from 4-5 June at the new Morphettville Racecourse Wolf Blass Events Centre.

Hosted by the Tourism Industry Council of SA, the leading professional development and networking event for our state’s tourism industry will offer a packed lineup of speakers and industry…

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Registrations now open! Save $100 with early bird pricing, available for a limited time.

The WA Tourism Conference has been a gathering for tourism industry representatives from throughout Western Australia in its current format since 2015. The conference brings together delegates from all areas of the tourism sector, including tourism…

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The Tourism Industry Council of South Australia (TiCSA) has opened its latest sentiment survey for January – March 2024.

Your opinions, insights, and experiences will help influence TiCSA advocacy initiatives for the tourism sector and provide an understanding of the challenges faced this year in the industry.

The survey is open until 5:00pm,…

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